[luord]

> That's a loaded statement without qualification.

That "without qualification" is an odd thing to say regarding a couple of (flamewars) discussions that have been going on for sixty years. There are thousands, millions of lines of literature discussing advantages and disadvantages of every paradigm and every type system.

> It is entirely possible (if not highly likely) that one approach is better

And when such approach is discovered and/or conclusively proven as better, I'm sure the entire industry will converge upon it. Computer science is, after all, a science.

What I just wrote is obvious and common knowledge that I'm sure you're aware of, but I couldn't think of another way to explain my point. Hopefully I was clear.